6.3.3 The echo area

editor:message

Function

editor:message
string
&rest
args

A message is printed in the Echo Area. The argument
string
must be a string, which may contain formatting characters to be interpreted by
format
. The argument
args
consists of arguments to be printed within the string.

editor:clear-echo-area

Function

editor:clear-echo-area &optional
string force

Clears the Echo Area. The argument
string
is then printed in the Echo Area. If
force
is non-
nil
, the Echo Area is cleared immediately, with no delay. Otherwise, there may be a delay for the user to read any existing message.